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Parish History

Margaretting, is a village and a parish in Chelmsford district, Essex. The village stands on the river Wid, adjacent to the Eastern Counties railway, 2 miles NE of Ingatestone, and 5 miles SW by S of Chelmsford; and has a post office under Ingatestone.[1]

Margaretting St Margaret is an Ancient Parish in Essex. The 15th century St Margaret's church is situated about a mile from the village.

The village and civil parish are within Chelmsford Borough and nearby settlements of Ingatestone and the hamlet of Margaretting Tye.

Resources

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records

Margaretting, Essex Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Non-Conformist Churches

None

Census records

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.

Poor Law Unions

Probate records

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Essex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.